1. Introduction; Britain in the early 1900s 2. Britain During the First World War 3. The Thirties 4. Social History of WWII 5. The Fifties 6. The Sixties 7. The Seventies and the Thatcher Revolution 8. The End of the Empire 9. The Roaring Twenties in the USA 10. Postwar America - the conformist Fifties 11. Postwar America - the rebellious Sixties 12. Conclusion

Students are able to - analyze key aspects of contemporary Anglo-American culture - work with a wide range of cultural history sources as well as British/American press - discuss cultural history in specialized language